Icy interstellar dust grains are a source of complex organic molecule (COM) production, although their formation mechanisms are debated.
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Modelling Methanol And Hydride Formation In The JWST Ice Age Era
(Abridged) JWST observations have measured the ice composition toward two highly-extinguished field stars in the Chamaeleon I cloud.
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Ice Chemistry Modeling of Active Phase Comets: Hale-Bopp
We present a chemical kinetics model of the solid-phase chemical evolution of a comet, beginning with a long period of cold-storage in the Oort Cloud, followed by five orbits that […]